How to track affiliate ads on Google analytics
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Hi
Im new google analytics user, I would like to track affiliates ads (banner flow -javascript) on my website. How to set up goals to track affiliate ads? thanks.
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Hi.
For setting up goals in Analytics you need either one of two things in this case: a page that user visit or an event that is triggered when the user clicks on an affiliate ad. I'd guess that neither one of them is used at the moment so I would suggest adding this to your javascript banner flow.
Hope this helps!
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What is it exactly that you'd like to track? How would you define the goals you'd like to set up?
I think the only thing you can track is the impressions and clicks on the ads. You can't see what users are doing on the site of the advertiser (if they convert fx.), because this is not taking place on your site. Usually the affiliate platform / network can give you more statistics about this.
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